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Omar Puente: From There To Here
by Chris May
Originally a classical violinist--before settling in England in 1997 he was first violin with the Nacional Symphony Orquestra in his native Cuba--Omar Puente has since focused on modern Cuban music and jazz, exploring the mutalities of the two traditions, and increasingly favoring an electric instrument. From There To Here is, remarkably given Puente's distinguished guest artist ...
Robert Mitchell 3io: The Greater Good
by Bruce Lindsay
The Greater Good was declared the “Best Jazz Album of 2009" by influential British DJ Gilles Peterson. At a time when piano trios seem to be enjoying a resurgence such an accolade might be hard to live up to in the face of some stiff competition, but this album's combination of original tunes, inspired covers, and ...
Robert Mitchell & Omar Puente at St. Cyprian's, London
by Frederick Bernas
Robert Mitchell & Omar Puente St. Cyprian's Church London, England April 1, 2008 This unlikely duo of acoustic piano and electric violin allows Robert Mitchell and Omar Puente to stretch their considerable abilities beyond the confines of a conventional jazz group. Perhaps more unconventional was the venue, literally a Church ...
Neil Cowley Trio at Norwich Arts Centre
by Robert Mitchell
Neil Cowley TrioNorwich Arts CentreNorwich, EnglandApril 11, 2008 Jazz pianist Horace Silver once released an album called Jazz Has a Sense of Humor. No one on the contemporary scene seems to embody that statement more than pianist Neil Cowley and his trio (Richard Sadler, bass; Evan Jenkin, drums). His piano style ...
Robert Mitchell: Equinox
Label: F-IRE Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Agenda For Change; Passion Radar; Each Bird Must Sing; Equinocturne; Star-Law; Age of Reason; More Than Meets The Eye; We Must Learn; The Envoy; Priceless; There Is A Reason For Everything; Entanglement.
Robert Mitchell: Equinox
by Frederick Bernas
Robert Mitchell Equinox F-IRE 2007 British pianist Robert Mitchell, yet another distinguished alumnus of bassist Gary Crosby's Tomorrow's Warriors development programme for young British jazz musicians, throws up many questions on his ambitious solo release Equinox. Performing alone is not unusual to Mitchell: as recently as 2004 he played opening ...
Trust
Label: F-IRE Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: The Brink; Cotopaxi; Breath On The Mirror; If These Walls Could Speak; The Thief Of Dimensions; Shukran; Trust; A Heart (Full Of You); Ocean (In A Small Hand).
Robert Mitchell's Panacea: Trust
by Chris May
The cultural trajectories of most musicians tend to be unidirectional. Sometimes they point south towards real or supposed roots and authenticities, sometimes north towards the European conservatoire, sometimes east and sometimes west. Rarely does the rocket travel in two directions simultaneously. Robert Mitchell's vision, unusually, is omni-directional. He is as involved with African and ...
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